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Feb.5,1929. Re. 17,202

' W. R. BROOKINS LIQUID MEASURE Original Filed May 2, 1927 A TTORNE)? from a single piece of sheet metal, the

eral flange Z),

is the bottom Reissued Feb. 5, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER R. BROOKINS, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO BROOKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO;

v LIQUID MEASURE.

Original No. 1,666,085, dated. April 17, 1928, Serial No. 188,246, filed May 2, 1927. Application for reissue filed November 10,

My invention relates to a liquid measure and is an improvment on the type of device covered by the U. S. Patent 1,516,706 for i111- provement in liquid measures issued Nov. 25, 1924. Such devices must be approved by sealers of weights and measures. In all measures of this kind heretofore made, the means for insuring speedy and substantially complete drainage has been a funnel shaped bottom with a central outlet or a flat bottom mounted in an angular position. Such devices are awkward to handle, expensive to make. and do not completely drain the measure under ordinary conditions of use.

It is the natural habit for the user of one of these devices to allow it to slope or tilt downwardly at the front so that complete and speedy drainage is not always assured.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a liquid measure having such a bottom that the measuring device when held in the ordinary manner will be completely and speedily drained even if the device is allowed to tilt by gravity in the hand of the user.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bottom for a measuring device which is very simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. The bottom being struck up measure is kept light and easy to handle. This is characteristic of these devices made under the former patent and this advantage is not sacrificed.

in the particular embodiment of my invention selected for illustration,

Figure 1 is a vertical axial section through the device from back to front,

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the bottom only, and i Fig. 3, is a cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing, the measure A has a conical side wall a having a pourin lip a}. Soldered to the inner side wall a an spaced from the bottom of said measure B. The bottom B is formed of a single piece of sheet metal with periphand outlet 6 having depending flange b. The outlet opening I) is near the front edge of the bottom B at its lowest point. The handle H is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured to the back of thedevice near the top in the usual position to facilitate handling of the measure. Secured to the 1923. Serial No. 318,564.

flange 19 of the bottom B is the discharge elbow 8. Connected with and forming a continuation of said elbow s is a flexible metal tube S provided for delivery of the liquid measured. The tube S may be held in upright position by means of a book a when not in use.

Discharge through the opening is con trolled by an upwardly opening valve a of any suitable construction. An elbowed lever arm a) is secured at one of its ends to the top of the valve or and is pivoted to a supporting bracket (i by pivot pin a.

a is a push rod a which passes through the supporting guides on and a soldered to the wall a. On the top of the rod a is a button a. Between the button a and the guide a is a spring a to normally maintain the rod a in its highest position and keep the valve a closed.

The pouring lip a is provided so that the device may be used as an ordinary measuring can when desired. I

While I have shown and described a particular means for controlling the flow of liquid through the eccentrically placed outlet, any suitable controlling means may be substituted therefor. K

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. A liquid measure having in combination, a side wall and a handle secured to the outer surface ofthe side wall at the back I near the topv thereof, a bottom horizontally tween its ends on said bottom, said valve seit cured to one end of said lever, a push rod pivotally secured to the other end of said lever.

guide means secured to the inner surface of said side wall slidaoly supporting sald push rod, and means for 'llOldlIlQ, sa d rod in 2. A liquid measure having in combination, a side walland a handle secured to the outer surface of the side wall at the back near the top thereof, a bottom formed of a single raised position normally closing said valve.

piece of sheet metal horizontally secured within said side wall and spaced above the bottom thereof, aneccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front, a depending flange on said outlet, said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet, a flexible metal discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet a valve normally closing said outlet, a lever pivotally mounted between its ends on said bottom, said valve secured to one end of said lever, a push rod pivotally secured to the other end of saidlever, guide means secured to the inner surface of said side wall slidably supporting said push rod, and means for holding said rod in raised position normally closing said valve.

3. A liquid measure having in combination, aside wall and a handle secured to the outer surface of the side wall at the back near the top thereof, a bottom horizontally sacured within said side wall and spaced above the bottom thereof, an eccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front, said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet,'a flexible metal discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet, a valve for closing said outlet, means for opening and closing said valve, a rod pivotally secured to said opening and closing means, guide means for said rod and means for holding said rod inraised position normally closing said valve.

4. A liquid measure having in combinatlon, a side wall, a bottom, a handle secured to the side wall at the badk near the top thereof, supporting means preventing said measure from resting on said bottom, an eccentrically laced outletin said bottom near its front, said bottom slo ingdownwardly in all directions toward said i discharge spout connected to-said bottom underneat outlet means for 0 ng and closing said valveja rod pivotally s eeured to said openoutlet, 2. flexible metal name.- said outlet, a valve for closing said a ing and closing means, ide means for said r0 and means for holding said rod in position normally closing said valve.

5. A liquid measure having in combination, a side wall, a bottom, a handle secured to the side wall at the back near the to there of, supporting means preventing s ai measure from resting on said bottom, an eccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front, said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet, a discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet, a valve normally closing said outlet and means for opening and cloging said valve. 6. A liquid measure having in combination, a side wall, a bottom, a handle secured to the side wall at the back near the top thereof, supporting means preventing said measure from resting on said .bottom,;;an eccentrically placed outlet in said boaq near its front, said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet, a discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet, a valve normally closing said outlet and means operable by the hand that grasps said handle to hold said measure for opening and closing said valve.

7. A liquid measure having in combination, a side wall, a bottom, a handle secured to the side wall at the back near the top th ore of, an eccentrically placed outlet in said botsaid bottom underneath said outlet, a valve for closing said outlet, means operable by the hand that'grasps said handle to hold said measure for opening said valve and means for normally keeping said valve closed.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 'WALTERlt. BROOKIN S. 

